What Is L-Glutamine?
L-Glutamine is a popular amino acid found in meats, dairy products and beans. It is one of 20 non-essential amino acids. This means the body can produce Glutamine by itself. 60% of our glutamine is located in our skeletal muscle while the remaining is located in the liver, lung, stomach tissue and brain.
What Are The Benefits Of L-Glutamine?
Boost immune system.
After intense exercise, glutamine levels in the body can be decrease by almost 50%. Glutamine plays a vital role in protein metabolism, thus it is an important nutrient for anybody looking to build or maintain muscle. Glutamine can help decrease muscle catabolism post-workout. Glutamine encourages nutrient assimilation, controls protein synthesis, enhances growth-hormone production and improves the immune system. Glutamine supplementation ensures the body does not detract glutamine from the muscles post-workout.
The Science
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25811109
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24906686
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25811544
‘L-glutamine supplementation resulted in faster recovery of peak torque and diminished muscle soreness following eccentric exercise. ‘
Who Should Use L-Glutamine?
L-Glutamine is good for anyone participating in exercise or involved with physically demanding sport.
Nutritional Elements | Per Serve | Per 100G |
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Energy (KJ) | 0 | 0 |
Protein (G) | 0 | 0 |
Total Carbohydrates (G) | 0 | 0 |
(Sugar) (G) | 0 | 0 |
Total Fat (G) | 0 | 0 |
Sodium (MG) | 0 | 0 |
L-Glutamine | 5 | 100 |